However, many viewers have speculated that Carl wasn’t bitten by a Walker, but a Whisperer – a group of nomads who disguise themselves as Walkers to move freely undetected in the comic books on which the show is based.

Show runner Robert Kirkman added more fuel to this theory when he teased: “He might not die. You never know.”

According to ComicBook, speaking at a Walker Talker Cruise panel, the series creator said: “He’s not dead yet.

“But I think if that were that to happen, I think that it would have some interesting ramifications on Rick that I think would energise and really kind of set things in motion.”